Prayer Position

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Song

Band: AFI

Song: The Prayer Position

Album: Black Sails in the Sunset (1999)

Tabbed By: Anthony Moore

Intro

e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
B|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
G|---------------------9-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|---------------------9-9-9-9-9-------------|
A|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------|

Verse

(I'm not putting the rhythm, just the chords)

e|---|
B|---|

G|-9-|

D|-9-|

A|-7-|

E|-0-| Repeat this throughout the verse until the break

Break 1

e|--3--3----5--|
B|--3--5----5--|
G|--4--5----5--|
D|--5--5--x-7--|
A|--5--3--x-7--|
E|--3--3--x-5--|

Verse

e|---|

B|-8-|

G|-9-|

D|-9-|

A|-7-|

E|-0-|

Break 2

e|--3--5----0----------------------------------------0---|
B|--3--7----0----------------------------------------0---|
G|--4--7----0----------------------------------------0---|
D|--5--7--x-2----------------------------------------2---|
A|--5--5--x-2----------------------------------------2---|
E|--3--5--x-0----------------------------------------0---|

___________"And in the distance, there's a gathering/that no longer seems so far..."

e|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-----~~----------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-----~~----------------------------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|

__"Awaaaaaay" ^^pick slide

Chorus

e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----5-5-5-5---5--|
B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----7-7-7-7---7--|
G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----7-7-7-7---7--|
D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-7-7-x-7--|
A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|
E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|
e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----5---5------|
B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----5---5------|
G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----5---5------|
D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5-x--7---7------|
A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5-x--7---7------|
E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3-x--5---5------|

Go back to the verse, this time:

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----------9--|
D|--x-x-x-9--9--|
A|--x-x-x-9--7--|
E|--x-x-x-7--0--| and repeat

After the second time, go into the bridge:

Bridge (clean)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0------------------|
D|------0-------------2--------0------------------------0--------|
A|----3---3---3-----2--------3---3---3-----2----------3---3---3--|
E|--0-------3---3-0--------0-------3---3-0----------0-------3---3|
e|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|------3--------------------------|
D|-------------0-------------------|
A|----2------3---3---3-----2-------|
E|--0------0-------3---3-0---------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0------------------|
D|------0-------------2--------0------------------------0--------|
A|----3---3---3-----2--------3---3---3-----2----------3---3---3--|
E|--0-------3---3-0--------0-------3---3-0----------0-------3---3|
e|-----------------------------0----|
B|-----------------------------0----|
G|------3----------------------0----|
D|-------------0---------------2----|
A|----2------3---3---3-----2---2----| (distortion on last chord)
E|--0------0-------3---3-0-----0----|

Chorus (Silent through "And in the distance..." until it reaches "away")

e|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-----~~----------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-----~~----------------------------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|

__"Awaaaaaay" ^^pick slide

e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----5-5-5-5---5--|
B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----7-7-7-7---7--|
G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----7-7-7-7---7--|
D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-7-7-x-7--|
A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|
E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-5-5-x-5--|
e|--3-3----3-3----5-5----7-7-----3-3----3-3----|
B|--5-5----3-3----7-7----8-8-----5-5----3-3----|
G|--5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9-----5-5----4-4----|
D|--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-x--9-9-----5-5-x--5-5----|
A|--3-3-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--5-5----|
E|--3-3-x--3-3-x--5-5-x--7-7-----3-3-x--3-3----|
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--~~--~~--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--~~--~~--|
E|--5-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--~~--~~--|

______________________^^2 pick slides

Outro

e|--7----10-7----7----10-7----7----10-7----5---7-------------|
B|--8----12-8----8----12-8----8----12-8----7---8-------------|
G|--9----12-9----9----12-9----9----12-9----7-6-9-------------|
D|--9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9--x-7-8-9-------------|
A|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5-8-7-------------|
E|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5-6-7-------------|
e|--7----10-7----7----10-7----7----10-7----5--------7-7-7-7-7---|
B|--8----12-8----8----12-8----8----12-8----7--------8-8-8-8-8---|
G|--9----12-9----9----12-9----9----12-9----7--------9-9-9-9-9---|
D|--9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9----9--x-12-9--x-7----x-x-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5----x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|--7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7----7--x-10-7--x-5----x-x-0-0-0-0-0---|

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